W. Clement Stone Quotes

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don't think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; it is amazing how quickly you get through those 5,000 steps.

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?

Having the tools and the intangibles mean nothing unless you are surrounded by the best.

Your environment (your home, your office, the magazines you read etc.) dramatically affects your levels of achievement

Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.

Those who say, 'It can't be done,' are usually interrupted by others doing it.

I've worked hard all my life. You have to if you want to get things done.

I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

You have to invest in yourself and your surroundings.

As far as being satisfied, I just don't think you should work towards being satisfied. If everybody were satisfied, we'd never get anything done.

Now's the best time you'll ever have in life to get ahead!

If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals.

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

You can't be afraid of failure and you can't be afraid of success, because either one gets in the way of your work.

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.